Aug. 17, 2012 Team Holloman Big Give: season 5 Team Holloman celebrated the end of the fifth annual Big Give during an after party at the Desert Sands Enlisted Club Aug. 10.Since 2008, Holloman's 49th Force Support Squadron has hosted the Big Give as a way for members of Team Holloman to give back to the local community.During Big Give events,
Aug. 15, 2012 Thrift Store reopens its doors The Holloman AFB Thrift Store held its grand reopening Aug. 14 at the store's new location inside Building 232 on Second St. and Connecticut Ave.The Thrift Store, run by the Holloman Officers' Spouses' Club, provides Team Holloman members a cheaper avenue of acquiring new and gently-used items at a
Aug. 8, 2012 Holloman Base Chapel hosts VBS Approximately 135 children attended the Holloman Base Chapel Vacation Bible School, which took place July 30 - August 3.VBS was open to children varying from grades Kindergarten through sixth grade from both Catholic and Protestant religious backgrounds as well as children of the same age who were
July 24, 2012 GAF FTC welcomes new commander The German Air Force Flying Training Center said farewell to its outgoing commander, Col. Frank Kiesel, at a change of command ceremony during the week of July 2-6, and welcomed the incoming commander, Col. Armin Havenith.The commander of the German Air Force Command United States and Canada, Col.
July 19, 2012 Horses help Holloman children cope through deployments Children of deployed Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., service members and members of Operation Military Kids learned an entirely new and unique set of skills at Spirit Ranch July 16 to 20.During their week at Spirit Ranch, the campers participated in a variety of activities from learning to make
June 22, 2012 Croft becomes 49th Wing commander Hundreds of Airmen from across the base welcomed the new 49th Wing commander, Col. Andrew "Sparky" Croft, during a change of command ceremony here June 22.The presiding officer of the ceremony, Lt. Gen. Robin Rand, 12th Air Force commander, spoke after the presentation of the colors and the
June 20, 2012 Blood drive upcoming There is an Armed Services Blood Drive June 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Community Activity Center.AB donors are in high need and all donations go directly to military hospitals, so please choose to donate!The link below will allow you to schedule an appointment or you are always free to walk
June 11, 2012 Holloman to host community meeting in Cloudcroft Holloman will host a meeting in Cloudcroft, N.M., June 14 from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Zenith Park Pavilion to engage the mountain communities about the F-22 Raptor training and the reasons there are sonic booms.Holloman Air Force Base is the home of the 49th Wing which operates the F-22. The base is one
May 22, 2012 Team Holloman helps celebrate Alamogordo Armed Forces Day The City of Alamogordo and more than 9,000 attendees from the local area helped celebrate the city's 35th annual Armed Forces Day in Washington Park May 19.The celebration, in conjunction with a three-on-three basketball tournament, is designed to tribute the military veterans currently serving in